"Everyone's Korean," a Korean language learning system for students…

“Korean for Everyone” is an online system that utilizes artificial intelligence technology to provide integrated services—including Korean proficiency assessment, individualized learning management, and level-based, customized learning content—to help students with immigrant backgrounds learn Korean at school and at home. A survey of teachers revealed that students are utilizing the system during class, for post-class review, and for individual study. Teacher satisfaction and willingness to continue using the system were rated 4.39 and 4.36, respectively, on a 5-point scale.

As the number of practical applications in educational settings increases, there has been a call to revamp the system so that it can be used not only by kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, universities, and education offices, but also by a wider range of institutions and learners. In particular, during the “Joint Training Session on Collaboration Between Education Offices and Local Governments to Support Students with Migrant Backgrounds” held on the 19th of last month, local governments requested that “Korean for Everyone” be made available to them as well.

The Ministry of Education and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) will now provide certain features—such as personalized learning content recommendations, learning records, AI tutors, Korean quizzes, and vocabulary lists—to general members aged 14 and older, in addition to student members. Starting on the 9th, if local government-operated institutions—such as family centers, foreign resident support centers, and global youth centers—register as institutional members, out-of-school children, adolescents, and adults with migrant backgrounds will be able to create student accounts to learn Korean.

The Ministry of Education plans to improve the platform’s features—including simplifying the certification process—so that all learners, both domestic and international, who wish to learn Korean can use “Korean for All.” By the end of the year, the platform will be fully opened to the public, allowing anyone to sign up and use it. Noh Jin-young, Director General of the Student Support Bureau, stated that the ministry will collaborate with local governments and other relevant agencies to implement support policies needed on the ground to help children and adolescents with migrant backgrounds adapt to life in Korea.

Source: Policy Briefing (korea.kr), All Policy Information (korea.kr), [https://www.korea.kr/news/policyNewsView.do?newsId=148962324&call_from=rsslink](https://www.korea.kr/news/policyNewsView.do?newsId=148962324&call_from=rsslink)